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This chapter has included a review of nursing research in Alzheimer's disease. Much of what is in the literature regarding nursing of Alzheimer's disease patients and their families is anecdotal and has not been validated by systematic research and is atheoretical. The majority of nursing research on Alzheimer's disease has been focused on patient characteristics and problem behaviors or on the needs and experiences of family caregivers. Research should continue in these areas along with testing nursing interventions to maintain optimal cognitive, physical, social, and emotional function of Alzheimer's disease patients. Explanatory theories should be devised and tested to advance the development of nursing knowledge in the care of Alzheimer's disease patients and family caregivers. Finally, more evaluation research is needed to test the cost effectiveness of home-based and institutional programs, including effects on Alzheimer's disease patients, family members, and staff caregivers.
本章回顾了阿尔茨海默病的护理研究。文献中关于阿尔茨海默病患者及其家庭护理的内容大多是轶事性的，尚未经过系统研究验证，且缺乏理论依据。大多数关于阿尔茨海默病的护理研究都集中在患者特征和问题行为上，或者家庭护理人员的需求和经历上。在这些领域的研究应继续进行，同时测试护理干预措施，以维持阿尔茨海默病患者最佳的认知、身体、社交和情感功能。应设计并测试解释性理论，以推动阿尔茨海默病患者及家庭护理人员护理方面护理知识的发展。最后，需要更多的评估研究来测试家庭和机构项目的成本效益，包括对阿尔茨海默病患者、家庭成员和医护人员的影响。
